good morning, it saturday, july, if i m ali velshi. kevin mccarthy has been speaker of the house for six months. a position to which he was eventually elected, after a marathon first week of congress that involved 15 rounds of voting over four days. let s just listen in. it looks like we re done with the voting. [applause] mccarthy s got votes to win. smiling ear to ear, he got that bottom line he was looking for. it was a triumphant moment for mccarthy once he finally got enough votes in the early hours of january seven, but it was also a public embarrassment. the whole episode exposed the rift between the different factions of the republican conference, and the uneasy
The 7th. exactly six months ago. a position he was elected to after a marathon session that involved 15 rounds of voting over four days. let s listen in, it looks like we are done with the voting. [applause] mccarthy s got the votes to win. smiling ear to ear, he got the bottom line he was looking for. it was a triumphant moment for mccarthy, who many new had one wanted, the draw for some time. but it was also a public embarrassment. the whole episode exposed the rift between the different factions of thre conference and the easy on these alliance among them. at one point a fight almost broke out on the house floor, but perhaps the most telling moment came as mccarthy made his way out of the capital, at around two a.m., after finally taking his oath of office during to talk to reporters to give a special thanks to a special someone.
you know, i feel like a total loser every night when i have to write at the top of my notepad, lower your voice, you talk to a lot on tv. but i would feel much worse about myself if i wasn t ron desantis s position writing, be likable. i want to stay talking about tim scott and this big money, leading with $22 million in cash. larry ellison one of the richest guys in america, sitting in the audience smiling ear to ear. mark, what does that tell you about scott s face? well, listen, it tells me that he s got a ton of potential. and i would really keep an eye on tim scott. that s the kind of message that drew me across the bridge. a passion, and conservative message, when he was preaching that in the late 90s. it s a reckoning-esque message. it s a throwback, and for my, view it for the republican party to ever win the presidency again, that they ve got to throw forward to that throwback message. and have an optimistic message and to take donald trump off the windshield, put him in the
and matt rosendale, he had voted for andy biggs in the 14th vote. it didn t matter whether he did it again or not, but he voted present this time. he wasn t gonna do anything to hurt mccarthy at this point. because mccarthy has the votes to win. smiling ear to ear. he got the bottom line that he was looking for. the question now will be at what cost? let s bring kurt into this conversation. part, kevin mccarthy, it took 15 tries and now he has got it. what is your take? well, you re looking at stephanie, the weakest speaker. perhaps in united states history. the fact that someone could be held hostage by just a few amount of people within this caucus. does not bode well for getting things done in the future. and i think we are going to
and matt rosendale, he had voted for andy biggs in the 14th vote. it didn t matter whether he did it again or not, but he voted present this time. he wasn t gonna do anything to hurt mccarthy at this point. because mccarthy has the votes to win. smiling ear to ear. he got the bottom line that he was looking for. the question now will be at what cost? let s bring kurt into this conversation. kurt, kevin mccarthy, it took 15 tries and now he has got it. what is your take? well, you re looking at stephanie, the weakest speaker. perhaps in united states history. the fact that someone could be held hostage by just a few amount of people within this caucus. does not bode well for getting things done in the future. and i think we are going to look back on this night, months from now, when the full faith